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The site was identified as important in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List1	Season	Year(s)	Size	IBA criteria
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident	2003	present	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident	2003	present	A1
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis	NT	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident	2003	present	A2
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla	VU	resident	2003	present	A1, A2
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae	LC	resident	2003	present	A2
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident	2003	present	A1
Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla	LC	resident	2003	present	A2

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2005) may differ.

Year	Protected Area	Designation	% overlap with IBA
-	Red Rocroe	Forest Reserve	-
1994	Sumaco Napo-Galeras	Parque Nacional	94
2000	Sumaco	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve	94

Habitat1	Habitat detail	% of IBA
Forest	Elfin forest, Montane broadleaf evergreen forest, Second-growth or disturbed forest, Palm forest, Tropical lowland evergreen forest	major (>10)
Artificial/Terrestrial	Perennial crops, orchards, groves, Improved pasture land	minor (<10)
Grassland	Paramo	minor (<10)
Shrubland	Semihumid/humid montane scrub	minor (<10)
Wetlands (inland)	Rivers, Streams	minor (<10)

1. IUCN Habitat classification.

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo Galeras (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-sumaco-napo-galeras-iba-ecuador on 22/11/2024.